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Pre NCT Car Wash, Dublin

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  • 23-02-2016 5:36pm
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    CavanGal
    Registered Users Posts: 351 ✭✭


    Hi

    Bought a 2012 car on 1st Feb and its due its NCT now. Garage have promised to fix anything should it fail for any reason.

    Anyway, its a commuter car so a fair few KM on it so far. Question is do I need to get a full NCT wash before the NCT on Saturday?

    If so, does anyone know of garages around Dublin 1 or North Dublin which do this in the evenings?

    Thanks

    CG


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    biko
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    Unless the car is caked in mud etc there is no particular need to wash it.
    The reason to wash it is to et rid of dirt can might cover parts that are inspected.

    Take it to a jetwash (with a lance) and give it a good rinse. Try to get lance underneath and into the wheel arches.


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    tanko
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    biko wrote: »
    Unless the car is caked in mud etc there is no particular need to wash it.
    The reason to wash it is to et rid of dirt can might cover parts that are inspected.

    Take it to a jetwash (with a lance) and give it a good rinse. Try to get lance underneath and into the wheel arches.

    I reckon you'd need to make a bit more of an effort than that and put the car up on ramps so that you get the brake lines etc well cleaned. I've seen a couple of cars fail the NCT because the tester decided the underside wasn't clean enough to examine the car properly.


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    CiniO
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    My understanding always was, that you can't really bring something like that for NCT.

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    Anything with just regular dist from public road should be fine.
    I Never intentionally washed car for NCT and never had any trouble because of that.


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    JohnBoy26
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    tanko wrote: »
    I reckon you'd need to make a bit more of an effort than that and put the car up on ramps so that you get the brake lines etc well cleaned. I've seen a couple of cars fail the NCT because the tester decided the underside wasn't clean enough to examine the car properly.

    You don't really though tbh. The car would have to be absolutely covered in mud for it to fail an nct. A hot jet wash will easily remove any heavy mud from the wheel arches and underbody without the need of a ramp.


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    Stheno
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    JohnBoy26 wrote: »
    You don't really though tbh. The car would have to be absolutely covered in mud for it to fail an nct. A hot jet wash will easily remove any heavy mud from the wheel arches and underbody without the need of a ramp.

    Agree, I just normally put it through the jet wash in the local garage.


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    CavanGal
    Registered Users Posts: 351 ✭✭CavanGal


    Thanks for all the replies. The local garage does a €5 wash so Ill put it through that and hope for the best.

    Fingers crossed


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Aye, the car could probably do with a wash anyway :)


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